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Filed Oct. 31. 1921 .lllllv Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES,

LOUIS MAB/X, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed October 81, 1921. Serial No. 511,562.

I all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis MARX, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTops, of which the following is a specification, reference being made tothe ac cgmpanying drawings, forming a part therel0 0 My inventionrelates to the ordinary form of spinning tops'supported when inrevolution upon a vertically depending peg; the objects of my inventionare, among other things, to provide a top of this character with a pegthat is yieldingly mounted and carried in the body portion, not only tolessen the likelihood of breaking the peg and body when the top strikesthe horizontal spinning surface at the beginning of its spinning, butalso to cause the top to spring up successively from this surface in askipping or dancing movement. These features add to the durability ofthe top as well as enhance its desirability as a toy.

A preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the drawings inwhich- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved p;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view and Fig. 3 is an enlargedcross-section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the directionof the arrow.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, the body portion 4 is turned from wood in theusual inverted conical form having the cylindrical bore 5 cut verticallytherein upwardly from the opening 6 formed at the bottom of the body 4:.Fitted tightly in the opening 6 is the metal sleeve 7 having theextended rim 8 flush with the edges 9 of the opening 6. Slidably mountedin the hole 10 of the sleeve 7 is the peg 11 having its tip 12 normallyprojecting beyond the sleeve 7 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The peg 11 hasthe integral collar 13 which bears upon the inner end of the sleeve 7through the action of the compression spring 14, the lower end of whichbears on the collar 13 and the upper spring end in the bottom 15 of thebore 5. By this construction a resilient or yieldable mounting isprovided for the peg 11 so that this peg slides inwardly of the sleevefurther compressing the spring 14- when the top is thrown to thepavement or other horizontal surface at the commencement of thespinning. During the spinning the yielding of the peg 11 to usualinequalities of the spinning surface tends to make the top as a wholejump or dance along such surface, and the spring-pressed peg alsoprevents breaking of the peg or splitting of the body portion when thetop initially contacts with the spinning surface when thrown by theuser.

Various changes may be made in the construction shown without departingfrom the principles and scope of the claimed invention, which is not tobe confined to the details of construction herein described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 claim as my invention:

1. A bounding top comprising abody, an axially disposed bore extendingvertically from the apex through the major portion of said body, asleeve formed of unyielding material rigidly secured within the outerend of the. bore opening and having an annular rim flush with the edgesof said opening, a peg slidable axially in said sleeve, a collar formedon the peg stem normally bearing on the inner end of said sleeve, and aresilient connection between said collar and the bottom of said bore inalinement with said peg yieldingly forcing" the peg to its outermostposition through said sleeve with its tip beyond said annular rim.

2. A bounding top comprising a body, an axially disposed bore in saidbody extending vertically from the apex and through the major portionthereof, a sleeve formed of unyielding material rigidly secured withinthe outer end of the-bore opening, a eg slidable axially in said sleeve,a co lar formed on the peg stem normally bearing on the inner end ofsaid sleeve, and a resilient connection carried in saidbore between saidcollar and the bottom of said bore in alinement with said peg yieldinglyforcing the peg to its outermost position through said sleeve with itstip beyond said annular rim.

8. A bounding top comprising a body, an axially disposed bore extendingvertically from the apex through the major portion of said body, asleeve formed of unyielding material rigidly secured within the outerend of the bore opening and having an annular rim flush With the edgesof said opena peg slidable axially in said sleeve, a collar formed onthe peg stem adjacent the inner end of said sleeve, and a compressionspring carried in said bore in axial alinement with said sleeve and pegand with its outer end coiled about said stem and bearing on the collarnormally to hold the latter against the inner end of the sleeve whileyieldingly forcing the eg to its outermost position through said s ecvcwith its tip beyond said annular rim.

LOUIS MARX.

